Moana - Reo Māori Version

In 2016 Disney released animated hit Moana, following the magical journey of Polynesian heroine Moana, who teams up with shape-shifting demi-god Māui to save her island. In 2017 co-producer Tweedie Waititi dubbed the hit in te reo Māori, casting Tokoroa teen Jaedyn Randell as Moana, and retaining cast members Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Oscar Kightley and Jemaine Clement. Māori TV newsreader Piripi Taylor won the role of flashy Māui, originally voiced by superstar Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. Moana Reo Māori premiered in Aotearoa in 2017 at 30 sold out events to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

Seeing themselves on screen, hearing the reo. Amazing.

– Producer Chelsea Winstanley on tamariki (Māori kids) watching the premiere of Moana in te reo, Stuff, 28 June 2020

Key Cast & Crew

Rachel House

Dubbing Director, As: Voice of Gramma Tala

Piripi Taylor

As: Voice of Maui

Jaedyn Randell

As: Voice of Moana

Tweedie Waititi

Producer - Te Reo Version, As: Voice of Ahi Kaa #2

Jemaine Clement

As: Voice of Tamatoa

Chelsea Winstanley

Producer - Te Reo Version